50 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
About 50 Lime Square
50 Lime Square is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a corner plot. At 41 m² this is the 13th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 60 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 41 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 59 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £107,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
50 Lime Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
50 Lime Square's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 16 years.
£107,000
Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2021Most recent
£107,000
+20.9%over 8 years21 May 2013
£88,500
-22.8%over 7 years13 March 2006
£114,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in NE1 2BN: £145,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in NE1 2BN
83 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Feb 2025
£320,00055 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Dec 2024
£110,00065 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Oct 2024
£145,000100 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Sept 2024
£89,00080 Lime Square, City Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2BN
Sold Jun 2024
£160,000
Versus other City Road homes
On years held, 50 Lime Square runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,610
Street avg £2,640
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ouseburn Valley — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hotspur Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB







